East Coast: 10-day tour of top gardens from New York to Virginia

The Gardens of American History tour stops at Longwood Gardens in Kennett… (Collette Vacations )

Gardening fans and plant lovers go behind the scenes at some of the best known gardens on the East Coast. Botanic, public and estate gardens in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., are featured on this 10-day tour as well as some attached to historic homes in out-of-the-way places in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Dates: Tours start in New York and end in Washington, D.C., and depart June 28, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 6 and 20.

Price: $2,749 a person, based on double occupancy. It includes ground transportation, hotels, many meals and entrance to gardens. Airfare to New York City and return fare from Washington, D.C., is extra.